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| County: | Offaly | ||||||||
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| Nickname: | The Reds[1] | ||||||||
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| Grounds: | Lusmagh Grounds[2] | ||||||||
| Coordinates: | 53°10′21″N 8°01′05″W / 53.1724°N 8.018174°W / 53.1724; -8.018174 | ||||||||
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Lusmagh GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club in Lusmagh, County Meath, Ireland. The club is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling.
History
Lusmagh GAA Club is located in the parish of Lusmagh, just outside the town of Banagher, County Offaly. The club has spent most of its existence operating in the junior grade. Lusmagh had its first major success in 1973, when the club won the Offaly JAHC title to secure senior status for the first time.[3]
Lusmagh won the club's first, and only, Offaly SHC title in 1989, following a 1–11 to 1–10 win over reigning champions Seir Kieran in the final.[4] The club subsequently slipped down the various grades, however, Offaly IHC titles were won in 2012 and 2015.[5] Lusmagh won the Offaly SBHC title in 2025.[6]
Honours
- Offaly Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1989
- Offaly Senior B Hurling Championship (1): 2025
- Offaly Intermediate Hurling Championship (2): 2012, 2015
- Offaly Junior A Hurling Championship (1): 1973
Notable players
- Joachim Kelly: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1981, 1985)[7]
- Jim Troy: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1985, 1994)[8]
- John Troy: All-Ireland SHC-winner (1994, 1998)[9]
References
- ^ "Edenderry look the chief threat to Tullamore's football crown". Offaly Independent. 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Lusmagh GAA Club Official Opening of Clubhouse". Hogan Stand.
- ^ "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
- ^ "'It's a terror to see kids going around this town in a Waterford or a Clare jersey', says Coolderry's Joachim Kelly". Irish Examiner. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 1 September 2025.
- ^ "Do Coolderry deserve to be ranked above county champions K/K?". Offaly Independent. 30 November 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Jubilant Lusmagh hold out for great win as brave Carrig-Riverstown fall away in second half". Offaly Live. 5 October 2025. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
- ^ "Joachim Kelly enters Offaly Hurling Hall of Fame". Offaly GAA website. 22 November 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Offaly Hurling Hall Of Fame: Jim Troy". Midlands 103. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Offaly hurling folk hero urges minors to have fun but give it everything in pursuit of glory". Offaly Express. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
External links
- Lusmagh GAA on GAA Info website
